In Edmonton, the Oilers finally got it all right in one game.
After having a goal waved off,Riley Sheahan scored with just under eight minutes gone in the third period to give the Oilers a 4-3 lead and win by the same score over the the Habs.
“It was a gutsy win,” Sheahan said. “Obviously, we were not satisfied last night with our effort (a 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins), just kind of making mistakes in certain areas of the ice and not being totally detailed-orientated. So I think tonight was good. Everyone chipped in and we played a strong game.”
Mikko Koskinen made 23 saves in the win.
Jeff Petry collected a goal and three points in the losing effort.
“I think we had a slow start and they go up two goals,” Petry said. “I think in the second period we came out and had a strong start and then had a really good period. I think we dictated the pace in that period, but gave them a few too many power plays, and with the players that they have, is something you never want to do.”
Phillip Danault and Max Domi also scored for the Canadiens.
“I think the first half of the first they were all over us and I thought we woke up and were better in the second half of the first, and then in the second half of the game we were better,” the Canadiens’ Shea Weber said. “Then the third was pretty even. It was a little bit of a tough bounce on that high flip and they score on another odd-man rush. Other than that, I thought we did a great job to fight back. It was a little bit of a slow start, which wasn’t what we wanted, but there was a lot of fight to keep coming back and we just let it slip away at the end.”
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Josh Archibald scored for the Oilers.
“Having the early lead is better than the other way around, where you are chasing it, especially tonight,” Oilers head coach Dave Tippett said. “It was imperative for us [to get the lead] in a back-to-back like this, because you use a lot of energy when you are chasing a game. Tonight we didn’t chase the game at all. We were even at times, but we had control of it rather than using extra energy trying to get something back.”
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Carey Price made 22 saves in the loss.
“We beat ourselves,” Canadiens head coach Claude Julien said. “There were some really bad penalties in the offensive zone at bad times and some real bad decisions. Two 2-on-1 goals, and I didn’t think we were sharp tonight, simple as that. We battled back, and you’re seeing a team that never gave up, but at the end we only have ourselves to look at. We beat ourselves.”
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